Huawei U5200 User manual

1 Copyright.............................................................................1
2 Getting Started.....................................................................3
Your Phone at a Glance.....................................................3
Keys and Functions ...........................................................4
Inserting the USIM Card and the Battery ...........................6
Inserting the MicroSD Card ...............................................7
Charging the Battery .........................................................7
Status Icons ......................................................................8
3 Text Entry ...........................................................................11
Entering Spanish .............................................................11
Entering English ..............................................................11
Smart English Input Method.................................................. 11
Traditional English Input Method........................................... 11
Entering a Digit ...............................................................12
4 Contacts ............................................................................13
Adding a Contact............................................................13
Searching for a Contact...................................................13
5 Voice Services.....................................................................14
Making a Call..................................................................14
Dialing via Keypad ................................................................ 14
Dialing via Contacts .............................................................. 14
Dialing via Call Log ............................................................... 14
Answering a Call .............................................................14
6 Direct Connect (DC) and DC Group .....................................16
Making a DC Call ............................................................16

Dialing a DC Number ............................................................ 16
Last call notification .............................................................. 17
Making a DC call from Contacts............................................ 17
Making a DC call from the Call Log ....................................... 17
Alert ...............................................................................17
Sending a Alert..................................................................... 18
DC Group .......................................................................18
Creating a DC Group ............................................................ 18
Making a DC Group Call ....................................................... 18
Adding Members to a DC Call............................................... 19
Joining a DC Call After it has Started ..................................... 19
Sending an Interrupt Request..........................................20
Converting a DC Call to a Voice Call ................................20
Concurrency ...................................................................20
Other Operations ............................................................22
7 Messaging..........................................................................24
SMS & MMS ...................................................................24
Writing and Sending a Text Message ..................................... 24
Reading a Message............................................................... 24
Email...............................................................................24
Creating an Email Account.................................................... 24
Creating and Sending an Email.............................................. 25
Receiving an Email................................................................ 25
8 Media Applications .............................................................27
Camera ...........................................................................27
Taking a Photo...................................................................... 27
Recording a Video ................................................................ 27
Music Player....................................................................27

Starting the Music Player....................................................... 27
Adding a Playlist ................................................................... 28
Playing music........................................................................ 28
Playing a Video ...............................................................28
Picture Viewer.................................................................29
FM Radio ........................................................................29
Switching on the FM Radio ................................................... 29
Switching off the FM Radio................................................... 30
Recorder .........................................................................30
9 Browser..............................................................................31
Surfing the Internet.........................................................31
Other Browser Options ...................................................31
10 Connectivity .....................................................................32
Connecting via USB.........................................................32
Installing PC Suite ................................................................. 32
USB-based Internet Access.................................................... 33
Bluetooth........................................................................34
Bluetooth-based Data Transfer .............................................. 34
Using a Bluetooth Headset.................................................... 34
11 Security ............................................................................36
Enabling/Disabling the Phone Lock..................................36
PIN and PUK ...................................................................36
Locking the Keypad.........................................................36
Unlocking the Keypad .....................................................37
12 Warnings and Precautions.................................................38

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1 Copyright
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights
reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in
any form or by any means without prior written consent of
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
The product described in this manual may include copyrighted
software of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd and possible licensors.
Customers shall not in any manner reproduce, distribute, modify,
decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reverse engineer, lease,
assign, or sublicense the said software, unless such restrictions
are prohibited by applicable laws or such actions are approved
by respective copyright holders under licenses.
Trademarks and Permissions
, HUAWEI, and are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Other trademarks, product, service and company names
mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
Notice
Some features of the product and its accessories described
herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settings of
local network, and may not be activated or may be limited by
local network operators or network service providers, thus the
descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its
accessories you purchase.

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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd reserves the right to change or
modify any information or specifications contained in this
manual without prior notice or obligation.
Import and Export Regulations
Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws
and regulations and will obtain all necessary governmental
permits and licenses in order to export, re-export or import the
product mentioned in this manual including the software and
technical data therein.

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2 Getting Started
Your Phone at a Glance
For optimal voice or Direct Connect calls and FM radio
performance, please use the headset that was included with
your phone.
1 Earpiece 2 Screen
3 Confirm key 4 Right soft key
5 End/Power key 6 Clear/back key

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7 Camera button 8 Microphone
9 Number key 10 Network
11 Talk/Send key 12 Left soft key
13 Navigation keys 14 Torch
15 Headset jack 16 Volume Control
button
17 DC button 18 Charger
Interface/Data Cable
Connector
19 Speaker 20 Camera
Keys and Functions
Send key  Make or answer a call.

Access call logs in standby mode.
End key  Power on or power off the phone.

End or reject a call.

Return to the standby mode.

Turn on or off the phone backlight when
user has activated the setting.
Left soft key Select the option displayed in the lower
left corner of the screen.
Right soft
key
Select the option displayed in the lower
right corner of the screen.

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Clear/back
key

Delete a character in editing mode or
delete a selected item in an application.

Return to the upper-level menu.
* key Switch between the general volume mode
and the Vibration mode by pressing and
holding the key.
# key Switch between text input methods when
editing text.
0 key
…
9 key

Enter numbers, letters, and symbols.

Call voicemail in standby mode by
pressing and holding the 1 key.

Speed-dial phone numbers in standby
mode by pressing and holding the
desired key 2–9 after a phone number is
assigned to the number key.
Confirm key Confirm a selection.
Navigation
key

Switch between shortcuts when the
standby screen is set to widgets mode.

Access the corresponding widgets in
standby mode when the standby screen
is set to Concise mode.
DC button Make or answer a DC call.
Camera
button

Launch the camera.

Take a photo after the camera is
launched.

Turn on/off the Torch by pressing and
holding the button for 4 seconds.

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Inserting the USIM Card and the Battery
1 2
4 3

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Inserting the MicroSD Card
Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery with the charger, ensure that the
battery is installed in your phone. Do not use a damaged battery
or charger.
1. Connect the charger to a power outlet.
2. Connect the charger to the charger connector of the phone.
The phone begins charging. When the battery icon changes
to fully charged, it indicates that your phone is fully charged.
3. When the phone is fully charged, disconnect the charger from
the phone and then from the power outlet.

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Status Icons
Signal strength Roaming
2G network
available 3G network available
Receiving and
sending data on a
2G network
Receiving and
sending data on a 3G
network
Call in progress Missed call
Call forward Video call
Music player
playing in the
background
No memory for
messages
New text message
received New multimedia message received
Alarm clock
enabled New voicemail message received
Bluetooth headset
connected Bluetooth on
Bluetooth searching Data receiving via
Bluetooth
Low battery Data sending via
Bluetooth
Charging Battery level

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Ring and vibration
mode activated Ringing mode activated
MicroSD card
inserted Silence mode activated
Speaker on Speaker off
GPS turned on Headset connected
DC Group call in
progress DC service not available
DC call roaming DC call in progress
Number type (PTT
1) Number type (PTT 2)
Missed DC call Incoming DC call
Outgoing DC call Incoming Alert
Outgoing Alert Missed Alert
Missed Invitation Outgoing Invitation
Incoming Invitation
(in the call log list) Incoming Invitation
(on the PTT call
screen)
Missed DC Group
call Incoming DC Group call
Outgoing DC
Group call Alert received

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Originator in a DC
Group call To add a member to an ongoing call

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3 Text Entry
Entering Spanish
You can enter Spanish words using Spanish text input methods.
The traditional Spanish input method and the smart Spanish
input method are similar to the traditional English input method
and the smart English input method. For details, see "Entering
English".
Entering English
Smart English Input Method
1. Based on the sequence of the word, press the key labeled
with the desired letter once. Then the phone predicts the
commonly used words according to the numeric sequence of
key presses.
2. Select the desired word, and press Confirm key or 0 key to
enter the word.
3. Press 1 key to enter a full stop or another commonly used
punctuation. Press * key to display the symbol list. Then you
can select and enter a symbol.
The indicator of the current input method is displayed in the
upper right corner of the screen. You can press # key to
change the input method.
Traditional English Input Method
The traditional text input method allows you to enter uppercase
or lowercase English letters. You can press the key labeled with

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the desired letter once to enter the first letter on the key, twice
to enter the second letter on the key, and so on.
Press 1 key to enter a full stop or another commonly used
punctuation.
Press 0 key once to enter a space, twice to enter a carriage
return, and three times to enter 0.
Entering a Digit
In "123" input mode, press the key labeled with your desired
digit.
In "Abc" input mode, press a number key consecutively until
the digit appears.
In "En" input mode, press a number key and then press
Navigation keys to scroll to the digit and press Confirm key to
enter it.
In any text input mode, except the "123" input mode, press
and hold a number key to enter the digit.

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4 Contacts
Adding a Contact
1. Select Menu > Contacts > Create new, you can choose Create
contact or Create DC Group.
2. On the Edit screen, enter the information about the contact.
For each contact, at least one number needs to be entered.
3. Select Save to save the contact.
Searching for a Contact
1. Select Menu > Contacts.
2. Enter the name of the contact in the text box. The contacts
that comply with the search information you entered will be
displayed.

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5 Voice Services
Making a Call
Dialing via Keypad
1. In standby mode, enter the phone number.
To make an international call, press * key twice consecutively
to enter the international long-distance code (+), and then
enter the country code or region code, area code, and phone
number in sequence.
To dial an extension number, enter the phone number, press *
key three times consecutively to insert P or press * key four
times consecutively to insert W, and then enter the extension
number.
2. Press Send key to dial the number.
3. Press End key or select End to end the call.
Dialing via Contacts
Select Menu > Contacts, select a contact, and press Send key to
make a call.
Dialing via Call Log
Select Menu > Call log or press Send key to select the desired
number from the call log. Then press Send key to dial the
number.
Answering a Call
When there is an incoming call, you can press Send key to
answer it, press End key to reject it.

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If the Any Key answer function is enabled, you can press any
key except End key, Clear/back key and Right soft key to
answer an incoming call.
If the Headset auto-answer function is enabled, when the
headset is connected to the phone, the incoming call is
answered automatically.

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6 Direct Connect (DC) and DC Group
With DC, you can instantly talk to another DC user or group of
users with the push of a button.
You can select Menu > Settings > Call > DC settings set the
DC button and DC-related functions.
Making a DC Call
You can make a DC call using one of the following methods:
Dialing a DC Number
A DC number has three parts. When you enter a DC number,
you must separate all the three parts with an asterisk. A DC
number contains a maximum of 15 characters (including
asterisks), and the number of digits in each part of a DC number
may vary; for example, 000*00000*00000 and
99*99999*999999. You must have all 3 parts when calling iDEN
or 3G users.
1. In standby mode, enter a DC number directly by using the
number pad.
2. Push and hold the DC button on the left side of your phone.
Then speak after your hear the Chrip sound.
3. When you finish speaking, release the DC button to listen.
The call will end automatically if no party speaks for several
seconds.